Feb 17, 2012; 12:43 PM ET
Snow is taking aim at Newfoundland and the Gulf of St. Lawrence region this weekend. (Kirk Gisler/Photos.com)
As the mid-Atlantic of the United States prepares for a snowstorm this weekend, a storm will hit part of Atlantic Canada with heavy snow for the second weekend in a row.
The storm will generally put down heavier snow a bit farther east compared to last weekend's event, particularly over Newfoundland.
The storm will come into full bloom Saturday night into Sunday. While a great deal of the snow will fall over the Gulf of St. Lawrence, up to 30 centimeters of snow will fall on western Newfoundland, much of Cape Breton Island and part of the eastern arm of Quebec.
Spotty, lighter snow will fall over New Brunswick and the bulk of Nova Scotia into Saturday afternoon, before the storm gels farther to the northeast.
While this storm will bring some wind, it will not be as intense as the storm a week ago. However, enough snow and wind will occur to create difficult travel. Overall, it will be a colder storm with little or no rain for eastern areas.
It is interesting that it is this storm and part of the blocking pattern it creates that will prevent a separate storm from the southern U.S. from reaching New England late in the weekend
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